Some are aware that Breanna has something called Bladder Reflux, Basically this means that her bladder does not do a complete void. When she goes to the washroom, she leaves some behind, casuing it to travel back up into her kidneys. This has caused alot of the issues she is having. But we are working on her bladder muscles with intermittant catheterization. This means that we have to do a manual catheter insert and completly empty her bladder. We do this for times a day. Well right now we are doing it 3 times a day but next week we will be doing 4 times a day which is what the DR ordered. She will have to continue this porcess for many years to come. Once she has a new kidney, we will still have to do this process until her Bladder muscles rebuilt themselves and she is able to have control., In the begining, this was not easy. Not for either one of us. For about a week, you would have thought she was being raped!
Yes Raped! No parent should have to do this to their child. BUT we do not have a choice. Until she is ready to learn to do this herself, this is something I have to do. Why?????? Because I am her mom, and that is what we do. It did not take long for Breanna to calm down. She does not yell anymore, we make jokes, and talk about making apple juice. We usually say it is for her brother. I am pretty sure he will never take a bottle or a glass of apple juice from his sister Breanna. Can't say I blame him...lol This is the Joke that helps her get through this ordeal. She is a trooper. She now laughs and it is over and done withing 5 mintues. It is second nature, just like everything else she has had tolearn to deal with. Why? Becasue she has to! It is a part of life. Her life. Till this day, she is still the one thjat gives me the strenght that I need to get this everything we are dealing with. It is not easy. Not easy for anyone in our family.
But as long as we see progress, we can't look back. We have our baby girl at home with us. She is not laying in a hospital bed, she is dealing with life, as it is thrown at her.
How is Breanna now? Has she already gotten a new kidney? My brother was diagnosed with cancer seven years ago, I guess, when he was in his senior year in high school. It was a trying time, but it was also a time when we got closer as a family. We had to encourage, and to stand with my brother while he battled cancer. He’s a certified cancer survivor now in the eyes of doctors, but we still remain vigilant – doing regular check-ups twice a year. I hope and pray for the best for Breanna.
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